St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-31
They Do MOI Like LII.

Yesterday number of the passenger
agents of the roads in st. Paul were en-
gagged in opening and reading letters from
ministers of the gospel who, in accordance
with the request of the roads. had returned
their passes. 1t is peculiar fact that all
these ministers who write these letters
are unit in the opinion that the law does
not direct the calling i'll of these passes, and
in many cases intimate that improper con-
siderations prompted the recall. They do
not like the course of the railroads in this
matter, and rebellious spirit is manifested
III their letters. Many. and in fact, most
OF them. quote the sections of the interstate
commerce law bearing upon the matter and
seek to show that the section bears no such
Interpretation as the railroad officials put
upon it. The mistake these men make is
that they Go not recognize the fact that the
legislature of Minnesota passed law on
this subject, and the action of the railroads
is under the state law and not under the
law of congress.
A letter from the commissioners to Mr..
Winter, OF the Omaha, sent yesterday, will
explain the position of the officials in this
state. The letter says:
Section Of the act provides that all charges
made by any common carrier, subject to the
cred or to be rendered in the transportation
of passengers or property or in connection
herewith, shall be equal and reasonable, and
every unequal and unreasonable charge for
such service is prohibited and declared to be
unlawful.
1t shall be unlawful for any common car
rier, subject to the provisions of this act, to
make Or give any unequal or unreasonable
preference or advantage 10 any particular
person, company, firm corporation or locality
in any particular.
The language is clear, distinct and I'M
equivocal, and the Interpretation not difficult
or doubtful. The half fare permit referred
to is an unequal preference or advantage to
those using them as against all other passen-
gers purchasing the usual and ordinary trans
portation.
Surrender Their Lease.
Specia' 70 the Globe.
DUBUQUE, Ia, March 30.-In view of
the complications and litigation that have
arisen over the struggle for the mastery by
two boards Of directors of the Illinois Cen
trail the company has surrendered its lease
OF the Dubuque d Sioux City road, to take
effect at the expiration of its twentv-year
lease next fall. This decision will compel
the Illinois Central to build parallel line a
distance of 153 miles from Dubuque to
Coma Falls to connect with line it already
owns running from Coma Falls to Sioux
City. The following notice was issued to-
day and served upon the company, namely:
To the Dubuque s. Sioux City Railroad
company: You will please take notice that
the Illinois Central Railroad company has
elected to surrender the railway of the
Dubuque Sioux City Railroad company now
held and operated by the Illinois Central COM
pany unGer the lease made and entered into
| between The companies above named on the
18th day OF September, in the year OF our
Lord, 1850, and all other property covered by
said lease at the expiration of the term of
twenty years. commencing on the 1st day of
October, A. D., 1887. provided for In said
lease, and to demand payment for the i'm
provements made by the Illinois Central
Railroad company, as provided in said lease.
This notice is given pursuant to the require
ments Of the lease and By order of the
directors of the Illinois Central Railroad
company. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
BY James Clark, President.
March 80, 1887.